The Barents Sea Ice Sheet (IMAGE) UiT The Arctic University of Norway Caption The Barents Sea Ice Sheet covered large areas in the northern Eurasia some 22,000 years ago. It retreated fairly rapidly, which in geological terms means over thousands of years. Credit Illustration: Henry Patton/CAGE. Paper in prep. Usage Restrictions Attribution/No Derivatives License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.